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Lagos to intensify maternal and child health interventions in riverine, hard-to-reach communities
There will be a heightened level of Maternal, Child and Adolescent health interventions in Lagos especially in riverine and hard-to-reach communities from Monday 12th to Friday 16th July when the first round of 2021 Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) week will be implemented in the State, Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said.
COVID variants ‘winning the race against vaccines’, warns WHO chief
Variants like Delta are “currently winning the race against vaccines” said the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus on Wednesday, pinning the blame squarely on a lack of equitable vaccine production and distribution.
USAID launches $13million health project for vulnerable children in Lagos
The USAID - US Agency for International Development on Tuesday launched a $13million project to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on orphans and vulnerable children as well as their families in Lagos State.
President Muhammadu Buhari decorates COAS with new rank of Lieutenant General
President Muhammadu Buhari today Wednesday 7 July 2021 elavated and decorated the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya with his new badge of rank of Lieutenant General. This is coming after the National Assembly screened and confirmed the COAS in line with the constitutional provisions.
We know Prophet Joshua is not dead- wife, Evelyn
Evelyn, the wife of the late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, today, delivered a farewell speech at the funeral of the founder of Synague Church for all Nations at Ikotun, Egbe, Lagos
Bandits kidnap students in Kaduna as two soldiers feared shot
Bandits in the early hours of Monday attacked another school in Kaduna, whisking away an unspecified number of students.
Prophet TB Joshua’s Burial: Lagos Govt inspects facilities at SCOAN to prevent COVID spread
A delegation from the Lagos State Government led by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi and the Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola visited the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) at weekend to inspect facilities at the church for COVID safety and prevention protocols compliance in preparation for the funeral of it late founder, Prophet Temitope Joshua.
LSACA sensitises hearing, visually impaired people on HIV/AIDS
The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) has organised a sensitisation programme on Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV) and reproductive health for 100 hearing and visually impaired people.
#ENDSARS PROTEST: LASRAB promises to preserve Igbosere high court as historical heritage
The Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB) has promised to preserve the Igbosere High Court as historical heritage after being destroyed and burnt during the #EndSARS protest in October 2020.
Sanwo-Olu relaunches, expands Jigi-Bola programme
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is targetting 25,000 residents as beneficiaries of the relaunched popular “Jigi-Bola” programme, just as he announced that Blindness and Ear Impairment Prevention treatment will be covered under the initiative.